The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

I have been reading a lot of almost non fiction about the second World War recently and it was hard to come to terms with the fact that the book I enjoyed the most was one which did not claim to be based on any real person. That is not to say that there were…

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

As mentioned in my post of earlier today, I will be ramping up my reviews with all the time I have on my hands. This particular book came as a surprise because it turns out I had read it earlier, there was a nagging in the periphery of  my memory that I might have already…

Allie and Bea by Catherine Ryan Hyde

I find out on a regular basis that there is more to systematically trying to cover ground in reading books. With my characteristic impatience I find it hard to wait for a future book in a series and forget about an author that I once coveted. Thankfully with the technological advancement of access to books,…

Detection Unlimited (Inspector Hemingway #4) by Georgette Heyer

I reached the final book in the Inspector Hemingway book series and I have moved the next series of some other inspector onto my list. There is a certain satisfaction in finding a book as good as you expected it to be ( neither more nor less). This was one such book. The story moved…

The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom

There has been a large gap between the reviews that I have been posting which of course is because of the fact that having a life ( for all those who have ever marvelled at how many books I read in a month, this sentence should be explanation enough for future reference) interferes with reading…

The Last Queen of England (Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mystery #3) by Steve Robinson

This book started off with a lot of interesting information which started a discussion or two with people near me. Then it became too much information for me to process. The complexity of this third case of Tayte the genealogist (that I have read) is quite a few levels above that of the previous two.…

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, #8) by Alexander McCall Smith

I finally got back into this series and was pleasantly surprised with the tone of this next installment. There is finally a proper blow up between the chief detective and her 'associate' . JLB Maketoni is now interested in the detecting himself. There is a battle of wills among all the people involved in both…

The Beekeeper’s Ball (Bella Vista Chronicles #2)

This was a strange version of its genre. I have recently finished a completely focused book on Italy and World War II ( Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan) and it seemed funny that I would randomly pick a book that was fifty percent based on the war again. This is again a second…